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Dedicated to educating the community about Hudson's history from its founding in 1799 to today.

The Hudson Library & Historical Society maintains the only comprehensive manuscript, genealogy, and artifact collection that documents Hudson, Ohio’s founding, history, and ongoing activities and functions.

One of the nation’s largest research collections on abolitionist John Brown and the Brown family.

Extensive manuscript holdings, newspapers, books, photographs, and artifacts documenting Hudson.

Vast collection of genealogy materials with an emphasis on sources for the Eastern U.S. and especially Ohio.

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Loomis Observatory

Oldest Observatory outside of the original 13 states, and third oldest on the North American continent.

Grace Goulder Izant

Writer and journalist, perhaps best known for her weekly long-running column in the Plain Dealer Magazine